Case Notes by

Eliot H. Zuckerman, Smith, Gambrell & Russell

First published: Nov 2024
Nightmare On Astor Place

TAKEAWAY Courts tend to take discrimination claims very seriously. Boards and managing agents should diligently and repeatedly instruct all staff members to not conduct themselves in a manner that may reasonably be deemed to constitute harassment (sexual or otherwise), and the awareness of any inappropriate conduct by any staff member must be immediately reported to a supervisor, the managing agent, or the board. Further, all persons in a supervisory position, after being on notice of inappropriate conduct by a staff member, must immediately notify their supervisors and must take necessary and appropriate actions to cause the discountenance of such inappropriate conduct.

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